Narcissism creep?: Evidence for age-related differences in narcissism in the New Zealand general population

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 89-95

  Wilson, Marc Stewart ^a   Sibley, Chris G ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 82355184590     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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